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NCLEX Nutrition

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. How much grains are to be eaten per day?






2. How much more calories are needed for lactation?






3. What is the function of vitamin E?






4. These cannot be synthesized by body and must be obtained by diet






5. What are healthy sources of fats?






6. The higher the BMR a client has --






7. What type of people need extra protein?






8. If inadequate amounts of protein can lead to this






9. How much meat/beans should be eaten?






10. Waist circumference correlates apple versus pear body type and reflects risk pattern for disease






11. Promote normal metabolism - and prevent this nutrient from being used for energy






12. If fat intake is insufficient then expect these medical problems






13. Fats are needed for proper absorption of these vitamins






14. What milk products are avoided in the pyramid and not a good supply of calcium?






15. What does DASH stand for?






16. What are the 5 major functions of vitamins?






17. Protein stores show short term changes of which lab value






18. What foods are carbohydrates and provide energy?






19. If protein stores become depleted which can neagatively affect immune system of which lab value






20. Name six sources of grains






21. What clinical administration is used and checked by albumin - prealbumin - and transferrin and overall nutrtion?






22. What orange vegetables are good to eat?






23. How many cal/gram are carbohydrates?






24. What lab value shows iron stores of visceral body protein?






25. What problem may occur if vitamin K deficient?






26. What blood levels are checked for decrease in iron?






27. This tool assesses each body system for nutrent excess or deficiency






28. Where can you get more vitamin D?






29. How much more calories are needed for pregnancy?






30. Food freqency questionnaire is used over this time period to track nutrients not consumed daily






31. If patient. has beriberi - or wernicke korsakoff syndrome what type of foods would be needed?






32. What water soluble vitamins are easily excreted from body?






33. How much milk is to be consumed per day?






34. What foods are good if patient. is vitamin A defecient and/or suffer from night blindness or xeropthalmia?






35. What function is vitamin A?






36. Good overall indicator of nutritional status becaUse of long half life and maintain until malnutrtion occurs






37. How much vegetables are to be eaten per day?






38. What type of albumin levels will show malnutrtion?






39. Where can you find good sources of vitamin E?






40. Where can you find good sources of vitamin K?






41. What foods have high quality protein?






42. What is the function of vitamin C?






43. What is normal BMI?






44. What foods are needed for this deficiency of nutritional anemia - or neural tube defects?






45. What is normal albumin levels?






46. Concentrated sources of energy poviding 9 calories/gram






47. What is the recording tool for all foods/beverages consumed in last 24 hours includes time - location - portion?






48. If patient. is deficient with this vitamin - what foods will help scurvy or bleeding gums?






49. How much sodium may be consumed per day?






50. When does BMR decrease?